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Aspistor quadriscutis in Suriname
Bressou sea catfish

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Aspistor quadriscutis   (Valenciennes, 1840)
Family:	Ariidae (Sea catfishes)			picture (Arqua_u0.jpg) by Kolding, J.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Bressou sea catfish
Max. size:	50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3265)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Guyana to northeastern Brazil.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1. Three pair of barbels on rostral region, two pairs on lower jaw, one pair on posterior end of maxilla; end of maxilla barbel reaching pectoral fin insertion; large saddle-shaped bony plate with rugosa surface in front of dorsal fin, anterior margin of this plate waved but no deep medial incision; body yellow or gray-yellow dorsally, white ventrally (Ref. 13608).
Biology:	Found in turbid waters over muddy bottoms in shallow coastal areas, also around estuaries (Ref. 3265), and coastal rivers (Ref. 39852). Food items include bottom-living invertebrates. Marketed fresh. Exported frozen (Ref. 5217). Reproduction period is probably between September and November. Egg diameter is 9-11 mm. Males practice mouth brooding of the eggs. (Ref. 35381)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref:	Taylor, W.R. and N.A. Menezes. 1978. (Ref. 3265)
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Suriname country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in coastal rivers (Ref. 39852).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ns.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.), 1983
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	Checked:  Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.	Modified:  Luna, Susan M.	Entered:  Agustin, Liza Q.

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